Myth, memory, and massacre : the Pease River capture of Cynthia Ann Parker / Paul H. Carlson and Tom Crum.
"Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic in...
Uniform Title: | Grover E. Murray studies in the American Southwest.
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Lubbock :
Texas Tech University Press,
[2010], ©2010.
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Series: | Grover E. Murray studies in the American Southwest.
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Physical Description: | xix, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Variant Title: |
Myth, memory, & massacre. |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
"Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of Texas"--Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | E83.8596 .C37 2010 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780896727076 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0896727076 (hardcover : alk. paper) |